Sacramento Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/6/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+120) Philadelphia (-144)

The Philadelphia Phillies (15-20) will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (18-16) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +120 and the Phillies are priced at -144. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Jeffrey Springs and Zack Wheeler.

As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in baseball. They have accumulated 149 runs scored and hold an OBP of .328. The Athletics have tallied 55 doubles as a team and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have recorded 146 runs batted in as well as 293 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .252. Sacramento is slugging .405 and have struck out 293 times, while drawing a walk on 127 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 42 home runs in addition to 159 runs (19th in the league). Sacramento has allowed 289 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 154 earned runs. The Athletics have a team earned run average of 4.53 on the year (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 270 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 156 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.85 as a team for the season.

The Athletics have dispatched 118 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 66 runners on the campaign with 28.8% of those players crossing home plate. The relievers have a total of 24 holds this year (8th in the league). Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 43 times and also have had 48 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 11 saves this year and have not converted 9 of their 20 save opportunities. The Athletics bullpen have earned a save rate of 55.0% and have come into the game in 46 save situations.

The Sacramento Athletics have notched a total of 917 putouts for the season, in addition to 251 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .994 which has them sitting 1st in baseball, and have a total of 25 double plays. The Athletics have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs in their 2,751 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball.

Springs (37-25 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.61 and he has gone up against 2,191 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 470 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 170 free passes. His ERA is 3.67 (213 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.225. Springs has taken the ball for 522 innings and has tallied 532 K's during his career.

Philadelphia has accounted for 36 long balls for the season as well as 130 runs batted in. They have hit 50 doubles, while getting a free base 108 times as well as scoring 132 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned an on-base percentage of .297 as well as a team batting average of .225 so far this season. The Phillies hold a team SLG% of .370 and they average 3.77 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 283 occasions (19th in MLB) and have totaled 266 base knocks.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.454 and have a FIP of 3.58 as a staff so far this season. They have a ranking of 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 343. The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 174 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.61 (159 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.60 (330 strikeouts vs 108 free passes). They have surrendered 33 homers and they surrender 5.05 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

Philadelphia relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.0% of 47 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 30 times in high leverage situations and on 38 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 24 save situations, the Phillies have earned 13 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 14th in the league with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 125 relievers onto the field this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 20 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (22nd in MLB). The Phillies have racked up 307 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 931 putouts so far this season. In 2,793 innings on the diamond, the Phillies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 63.9% (30th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Wheeler has surrendered 1,481 hits while he has accumulated 1,834 punch outs in 1,739 innings. Wheeler (114-75 mark in his career) holds a 3.28 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 633 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.136 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 3.71 and he has gone up against 7,129 opposing batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+120)

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